I want to explore what we can learn about personal heartbreak that can help us heal as a nation. I try to keep my eyes and heart open, but I struggle. It’s not easy to be both aware and empathetic when so many in the world suffer. It breaks my heart. And it’s not always easy to get over heartbreak. It can be on-going, as if parts of your heart break every day. Florence Williams in Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey writes, “heartbreak is not a condition to be bandaged and cured. It is more like a bruise in the brain. It never really disappears.” But there are ways to heal sufficiently so that the joy of life and the harmony of our nation can be revived.